Mining Incidents

Elberfeld: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Hoesli John J
Elberfeld, Warrick County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202111

MSHA record for Elberfeld (mine ID 1202111). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Elberfeld.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
Ownership history
  1. Warrick Minerals Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elberfeld sits in Warrick County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Warrick County, Indiana · Population 64,650
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$95,027
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

November 22, 1992 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Warrick Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS MOVING WATER HOSES WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.